Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s (WSS) market-leading global Liferaft Exchange Programme (LRE) is set to hit 15,000 exchanges since its launch just over two years ago and continues to expand, according to Dave Evans, WSS product marketing manager for liferafts. The LRE concept, which exchanges service-due
The Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) received last week a high profile delegation from Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge), a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, who toured the Khalifa Port and its facilities as part of the two corporations’ efforts to strengthen bilate
Global marine terminal operator DP World announced that its facility at Qasim International Container Terminal (QICT), Pakistan’s gateway to the world, has expanded its capability to allow it to handle today’s modern, large vessels around the clock. New buoys, beacons and lights in the approach chan
An attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea was foiled after an Iranian fleet of warships present in the region… (farsnews) [mappress] Source: farsnews, November 08, 2011;
The third Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex 2012) has announced that the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI Qatar) will co-organize the Middle East Naval Commanders Conference (MENC) taking place in Doha on March 27. Dimdex 2012
HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, has welcomed visiting British Transport Minister, Mike Penning MP to DP World’s head office in Jebel Ali, Dubai. The two sides discussed DP World’s London Gateway project and the latest developments surrounding the new port and what is set to become E
Somali pirates Thursday morning released 25 of the crew members of Algerian bulk carrier MV Blida, hijacked on the high seas in January, Alg… (CRI) [mappress] Source: CRI, November 4, 2011
Clipper Group partner Per Gullestrup says the nationality of seafarers taken hostage in piracy attacks has had a marked impact on the international response to the crisis. Some 94% of crew members taken hostage so far by Somali pirates have come from developing countries, he adds. “I can guarantee t
UAE-based Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading oilfield services multinational and subsidiary of Renaissance Services, has announced a US$ 380 million financing initiative, led by Standard Chartered Bank and DVB Bank. The initiative will involve both regional and international lenders in a refinancin
Rents for capesize ships that haul iron ore and coal fell for a fifth session as the number of the vessels available for short-duration voya… (Businessweek) [mappress] Source: Businessweek, November 2, 2011
United Nations agencies in Paris ( 1 November 2011) launched a plan to improve the management of oceans and coastal areas. The Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability sounds the alarm about the health of the oceans, and explains how they influence our everyday life by regulating the climate,
Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 22 people on board including an unarmed guard… By Mohamed Ahmed in Mogadishu(Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, November 1, 2011
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos urged States to take steps to bring the 2010 Protocol to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 (2010 HNS Convention) into force, after eight
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a coalition of global companies including Wärtsilä, and NGOs spanning across the sector, announced on October 31 the signing of a 30-year vision to secure the industry’s future, as well as the start of a joint work programme to deliver long-term sustainabil
